Salary Hike Calculator

Calculating your new salary after a hike takes less than a minute:

1. Enter your current salary — either your annual CTC or monthly in-hand amount.
2. Enter the hike percentage offered by your employer or expected from the new company.
3. Click Calculate to instantly see your new salary, the exact increment amount, and the difference in monthly take-home pay.

You can also reverse-calculate — enter your desired new salary to find out the hike percentage you need to ask for during negotiations.

A salary hike, also called a salary increment or raise, is the percentage increase applied to your current salary during your annual appraisal cycle or when switching to a new job. It is expressed as a percentage of your existing CTC or gross salary.

Salary hikes are typically offered during annual performance reviews, promotions, or when accepting a new job offer. In India, average annual increments for salaried employees typically range from 8% to 15%, though this varies widely by industry, company performance, and individual contribution.

Calculating your new salary after a hike is straightforward:

New Salary = Current Salary × (1 + Hike Percentage / 100)

And to find the increment amount:

Increment Amount = New Salary − Current Salary

For example, if your current CTC is ₹8,00,000 and you receive a 15% hike, your new CTC would be ₹9,20,000, with an annual increment of ₹1,20,000 — or ₹10,000 more per month.

If you want to calculate the hike percentage between your current and new salary offer, use this formula:

Hike Percentage = [(New Salary − Current Salary) / Current Salary] × 100

For example, if your current CTC is ₹6,00,000 and a new company is offering ₹8,40,000, your hike percentage would be 40%. This is useful when evaluating a job offer and comparing it against your expectations.

• Research market salary ranges for your role, experience level, and industry before entering negotiations.
• Highlight your achievements with specific data points — projects delivered, revenue generated, or costs saved — to justify a higher increment.
• Ask for a hike on your in-hand salary when switching jobs, not on CTC, to avoid inflated offers with large variable or benefit components.
• Consider the full package — a slightly lower hike with better benefits, work-life balance, or growth opportunities may be more valuable long-term.
• Know your walk-away number — decide in advance the minimum hike you'll accept before starting negotiations.

Our calculator helps you make confident salary decisions by allowing you to:

• Instantly calculate your new salary for any hike percentage
• Find the exact hike percentage between two salary figures
• Compare multiple offers side by side based on hike percentage and absolute amounts
• Prepare a data-backed counteroffer during appraisal or job negotiations